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so mike, what do you do now? >> you know, the whole thesis here was that the stock was going to fall after earnings. i really didn't think it was
so mike, what do you do now? >> you know, the whole thesis here was that the stock was going to fall after earnings. i really didn't think it was
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and mike said it. i think he indicated, had he got the chance to do that again, based on what he knows now, of course he wouldn't have made that decision. and, you know, i believe that's true. >> larry: how did you deal with pardons as a governor? >> early on, i got a whole stack of pardons. i said before we go through this i have to put together guidelines so i'm not swung by, you know, personal impressions of people. i need to really think this through. so we put together guidelines. and they were particularly strict as it related to folks who perpetrated violent crimes. as it turned out, after four years i didn't pardon or commuted any sentences at all. >> larry: none? >> none. my conclusion is if somebody has been convicted by a jury of their preerz and prosecuted and police were able to get the evidence necessary to put them behind bars, why in the world would i step in and reverse that sentence? >> larry: why have a pardon board? >> if you find there's a setting where there's been prosecutoral in
and mike said it. i think he indicated, had he got the chance to do that again, based on what he knows now, of course he wouldn't have made that decision. and, you know, i believe that's true. >> larry: how did you deal with pardons as a governor? >> early on, i got a whole stack of pardons. i said before we go through this i have to put together guidelines so i'm not swung by, you know, personal impressions of people. i need to really think this through. so we put together...
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hln law enforcement analyst mike brooks has new information on that and joins us on the phone. >> good to be with you. i'm hearing from my federal law enforcement and airline security sources that apparently this man got on this northwest flight off of a flight that originated in nigerian but it was a clm flight. i used to travel from washington, d.c. to africa through the airport. and very, very good security there. when you get to the gate, you go through additional screening. they put you in a holding area. what a patdown search most likely would not have found, whatever it was -- i don't know exactly what kind of device this was. they said they're not sure if it was on the body, on his body, or maybe secreted in his clothes. he apparently suffered second and third-degree burns to his thigh area. he was hospitalized but is not in life-threatening condition. they don't know if the device was a black powder, flash powder or as peter just pointed out, could be like richard reid used, a hydrogen peroxide-based explosive. they're taking the evidence overnight to the fbi lab in quantico w
hln law enforcement analyst mike brooks has new information on that and joins us on the phone. >> good to be with you. i'm hearing from my federal law enforcement and airline security sources that apparently this man got on this northwest flight off of a flight that originated in nigerian but it was a clm flight. i used to travel from washington, d.c. to africa through the airport. and very, very good security there. when you get to the gate, you go through additional screening. they put...
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mike brooks mentioned to me he believes whatever it is is on its way to the fbi lab in quantico to get some analysis of what it was, at least to term what of our major question, how did something get on a flight with all the security we have there today? how do you get something you can set fire to onto a plane? another one of the unanswered questions you're continuing to track down for us. kate, thanks for your great work. >> richard griffith was on the plane in question sitting in seat 36b. that was -- we think the suspect was in 19a. this is what you're looking at on your screen. on the left side of the plane as you are facing the front of the plane, this passenger was some distance back in another cabin. but he spoke at length to the gentleman who was sitting next to him. richard joins us by phone. richard, you spoke to the man who was sitting next to the suspect, is that what the story is? >> i was talking to the guy that was sitting next to him, yes, sir. >> and you believe he was in row 19. does that information make sense? >> yes, sir. that seems right. >> tell me what you hear
mike brooks mentioned to me he believes whatever it is is on its way to the fbi lab in quantico to get some analysis of what it was, at least to term what of our major question, how did something get on a flight with all the security we have there today? how do you get something you can set fire to onto a plane? another one of the unanswered questions you're continuing to track down for us. kate, thanks for your great work. >> richard griffith was on the plane in question sitting in seat...
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at one point, mike huckabee gave him clemency. those stores and more tonight on "360." >> larry: that's at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific with anderson cooper. david cornwell, what do you make of donnie's comments that it makes him like every man? >> i disagree. there are really three audiences here that tiger has to deal with. one is the personal, his family and friends and people that are part of his personal life and he's let some down and they're going to side with his wife and others will support him. the other are his sponsors. i don't think they're issuing these statements because they don't think there's a problem with adultery, but there's no basis to terminate the agreement. and then the third is the public in this role model status. my father was a surgeon and once told me that it's okay if other people think you're god, but you're in trouble if you start believing it. a role model is not a super human icon. it is a person that has all the qualities and blemishes of being a human. tiger is now going to learn that process.
at one point, mike huckabee gave him clemency. those stores and more tonight on "360." >> larry: that's at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific with anderson cooper. david cornwell, what do you make of donnie's comments that it makes him like every man? >> i disagree. there are really three audiences here that tiger has to deal with. one is the personal, his family and friends and people that are part of his personal life and he's let some down and they're going to side with his...
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with us are chuck cox, susan powell's father and mike, susan's best friend. she's known susan since she was 8 years old. how are you holding up? >> well, larry, it's a struggle and just day to day basically. >> larry: now, you're in seattle. do they live in utah? >> yes, they live in west valley city, utah. >> larry: is that where she went missing? >> yes, it is. >> larry: when was the last time you spoke with your daughter? >> it's been two weeks ago on thursday. >> larry: was that shortly before she left or was taken? >> yeah, the thursday before she went missing. >> larry: now, your son-in-law joshua, are you close, by the way? >> we're fairly close. i've -- yeah, we're fairly close. >> larry: your son-in-law took the two sons camping, rather strange, don't you think, midnight on a sunday night b an the weather is below freezing? >> that's a concern to me. and yes, i do think that's strange. >> larry: susan's husband joshua was asked by reporters what happened. listen to what he said. >> reporter: there's a lot of talk on the internet and obviously in case
with us are chuck cox, susan powell's father and mike, susan's best friend. she's known susan since she was 8 years old. how are you holding up? >> well, larry, it's a struggle and just day to day basically. >> larry: now, you're in seattle. do they live in utah? >> yes, they live in west valley city, utah. >> larry: is that where she went missing? >> yes, it is. >> larry: when was the last time you spoke with your daughter? >> it's been two weeks ago...
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. >> mike ga lawn notices of "hln." he always gives you the news. thank you for joining us. larry king live starts right now. >> larry: tonight tiger woods before the controversy. >> i've learned how to in a sense manipulate things in my life, so i stay in places that are private. >> larry: before the scandal. >> it's just amazing how people like to take shots at you. >> larry: before his now troubled marriage. you like life as a single man too much? >> life is good right now. eventually when i'm ready. >> larry: tiger woods in his own words next on "larry king live." >> larry: thanks for joining us. i first talked to tiger woods in 1998. he was fresh off a historic history at the masters. his first of major, a lot of things strike you as interesting, on race, life in general. i was struck by how comfortable and self-assured he was. he was age 22. it started by talking about what else? golf and an injury that was keeping him on the sidelines. the approximate first obvious question would be, how's the back? >> the back is fine. what happened was i was kind of doing a little c
. >> mike ga lawn notices of "hln." he always gives you the news. thank you for joining us. larry king live starts right now. >> larry: tonight tiger woods before the controversy. >> i've learned how to in a sense manipulate things in my life, so i stay in places that are private. >> larry: before the scandal. >> it's just amazing how people like to take shots at you. >> larry: before his now troubled marriage. you like life as a single man too...
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mike, thank you very much. >> thanks, campbell. >>> "band of sisters" continues tomorrow night. we'll look at single moms at r war, jungling motherhood and duty and dealing with their own war trauma when they come back home tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern time. that's it for us. "larry king live" starts right now. >> larry: tonight, president obama slams the money men. >> i did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of fat cat bankers on wall street. >> larry: and tells them to pay their profits forward. >> and now that they're back on their feet, we expect an extraordinary commitment from them to help rebuild our economy. >> larry: donald trump joins us what he thinks. and the fallout from tiger woods' infidelity, corporate backers backing out of deals with the disgraced golfer. will his self-imposed exile repair a reputation? nba bad boy dennis rodman is here for what it will take for tiger to claw his way out of controversy next on "larry king live." good evening. we're in new york tonight and all this week. tomorrow night the whole cast of "nine" will be with us. tonigh
mike, thank you very much. >> thanks, campbell. >>> "band of sisters" continues tomorrow night. we'll look at single moms at r war, jungling motherhood and duty and dealing with their own war trauma when they come back home tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern time. that's it for us. "larry king live" starts right now. >> larry: tonight, president obama slams the money men. >> i did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of fat cat bankers on wall...
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you have carl malone and mike sdaish scottie pippen and you have me that's eligible. hopefully we all three get in. if i don't get in, i will be there to support scottie pippen. one of the greatest players on
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former governor mike huckabee granted him clemency. tonight, governor huk ckabee reacts. >> larry: that's at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific. what do you make of donnie doish's commedois deutche's comment, it makes him like every other man? >> i disagree. there are only three people those part of his personal life, he let some down and will side with his wife and others will support him and help him get through this. the other are his sponsors. i don't think the sponsors are issuing the statements because they don't think there is a problem with adultery, issuing these statements because there's no agreement dealing with adultery. my father was a surgeon and once told me it's okay if other fit people think you're a god but you're in trouble if you start believing it. a role model is not a super human icon. it is a person that has all the qualities and blemishes of being a human. tiger will now learn that process. his success in rebuilding his reputation is being able to deal with his own blemishes in way that is authentic and sincere and b
former governor mike huckabee granted him clemency. tonight, governor huk ckabee reacts. >> larry: that's at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific. what do you make of donnie doish's commedois deutche's comment, it makes him like every other man? >> i disagree. there are only three people those part of his personal life, he let some down and will side with his wife and others will support him and help him get through this. the other are his sponsors. i don't think the sponsors are issuing the...
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mike is joining us from sacramento, california. what is your story, mike? caller: i'm an inmate, or i used to be an enmate. i think that part of the problem is when you go in there you can't get anything. you can't get any education. you can't get any job help, any nothing. so, when you get out you have nothing and you go back to nothi nothing. you get out here and you don't have money, you go right back to doing the same thing you were doing before. people don't want to help you or give you any jobs. it is really an economic issue to me. host: how old are you, michael? caller: i'm 39. host: what were you convicted of and when? caller: i was convicted 20 years ago over drugs. and when i get out here i'm still being hassled over ex-felons right now. right now in these times it is hard and it is really frustrating and makes me feel like i really want to go back and do the same thing i was doing before. host: how are you surviving in caller: my wife. that is the one thing about it. your wife or your family members. when you are in there, when you make the call
mike is joining us from sacramento, california. what is your story, mike? caller: i'm an inmate, or i used to be an enmate. i think that part of the problem is when you go in there you can't get anything. you can't get any education. you can't get any job help, any nothing. so, when you get out you have nothing and you go back to nothi nothing. you get out here and you don't have money, you go right back to doing the same thing you were doing before. people don't want to help you or give you...
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they are hysterically screaming at me about how could i do this to mike charmin. this is an atrocity. what are they talking about? all of a sudden, he said this, we have a three newspaper citations. i am sorry you feel that way, i hang up and your voice mailbox is full. 700 messages from all over central virginia. about how atrocious this was. i will say that that election was 3500 people voting in the republican primary. 25,000 people voted in the republican primary. you can do things in the mailbox to the right kinds of voters because the file -- the whole other thing on direct mail. .. are people who traditionally vote early. why do we want to think about those guys? uniquely. these are the people you should spend the least amount of time and energy on because they traditionally vote early, this is their habit. they're already supporting you. you don't need to persuade them and you don't need to spend a lot of energy turning them out. these are the two purposes of your mail and your phone program. the second thing you want to think about is low propensity voter
they are hysterically screaming at me about how could i do this to mike charmin. this is an atrocity. what are they talking about? all of a sudden, he said this, we have a three newspaper citations. i am sorry you feel that way, i hang up and your voice mailbox is full. 700 messages from all over central virginia. about how atrocious this was. i will say that that election was 3500 people voting in the republican primary. 25,000 people voted in the republican primary. you can do things in the...
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host: mike from the democratic line in kansas city. go ahead, mike. caller: i would say it would have to be ron paul. this is a man of lot of people laugh at. his idea of auditing the federal reserve and really taking a look at our financial institutions, how it is set up and set up for big business and shrinking the american people, small business being choked off alive. the middle middle class and the lower middle class are being slaughtered, dumped into poverty. if you look at statistics, people who live in poverty in america are under the level of what people in american consider poverty. it would have to be ron paul. host: sandy ago, independent line. caller: dennis kucinich is not afraid to speak truth to power. he spoke out against the bailout, he has been a major, major opponent against these wars and is not afraid to talk out about the afghanistan war. he is still introducing legislation to stop this war. the federal reserve, i give ron paul credit, he is out there but dennis kucinich is also talking about the federal reserve and how it needs
host: mike from the democratic line in kansas city. go ahead, mike. caller: i would say it would have to be ron paul. this is a man of lot of people laugh at. his idea of auditing the federal reserve and really taking a look at our financial institutions, how it is set up and set up for big business and shrinking the american people, small business being choked off alive. the middle middle class and the lower middle class are being slaughtered, dumped into poverty. if you look at statistics,...
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man by the name of mike tracy lives in north las vegas, nevada. his son has been an independent diabetic since he was a baby. his insurance from work won't cover his treatments. his families are more than just about money. since they could about ford to treat they're son's diabetes it developed into a disease called ats ons and they can't afford to treat it either. this can be fatal. mike wrote be two weeks ago i quote, i don't know what to pray for first, thatly die before my son will, so i don't have to bear the burden or that i out live him so i can provide support to his family when he's gone. end of quote. quite a set of prayers mr. president. this shouldn't be a choice. no american should have to make that choice. it shouldn't be a choice any father or mother should have to make. and when given the chance to help people just like mike, our choice should be very easy. that's what this legislation is all about. these are hardworking citizens with heart-breaking stories. they're people that played by the rules and simply want they're insurance
man by the name of mike tracy lives in north las vegas, nevada. his son has been an independent diabetic since he was a baby. his insurance from work won't cover his treatments. his families are more than just about money. since they could about ford to treat they're son's diabetes it developed into a disease called ats ons and they can't afford to treat it either. this can be fatal. mike wrote be two weeks ago i quote, i don't know what to pray for first, thatly die before my son will, so i...
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i want to thank mike for moderating our discussion tonight. i want to thank our participants. they have been participants in and students of this country's historic march to progress, and i look forward to their thoughts on true comfort and ted's efforts to get it right for history. thank you very much. [applause] >> this is quite an amazing biography. there have been others, and one of the best was written by ulysses s. grant. he finished his memoir while dying of cancer. one thing that struck me about this book was that everyone here in this room, everyone in the world, knows great amounts about ted kennedy's legacy otherwise, his afterlife. but he had an inner life that is ravaging, and it is all here. all of the promise, all of the hopes, all of the dreams. and i would like to begin by talking about what it might mean that you might not be able to go to communion in rhode island -- [laughter] about senator kennedy's faith. for those of you who have not read the book, he was a man of deep faith. atonement is a process that never ends. let's start with you. ted kennedy. cath
i want to thank mike for moderating our discussion tonight. i want to thank our participants. they have been participants in and students of this country's historic march to progress, and i look forward to their thoughts on true comfort and ted's efforts to get it right for history. thank you very much. [applause] >> this is quite an amazing biography. there have been others, and one of the best was written by ulysses s. grant. he finished his memoir while dying of cancer. one thing that...
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there are some number of ministers, and i would say to mike that we work most closely with, defense and interior, who are quite competent and quite capable and have been good partners for us. similarly, when we see a good governor go into a province, we have seen a situation turnaround literally in months when a competent, honest governor is put in place. there are more than a few of those in afghanistan. all the problems that you have described and discussed here this morning are real. they exist, but there are enough that we can part with you are already in the afghan government or our governors that i think is what contributes to i won't say optimism but a feeling of some confidence that this is going to work. >> it is less so according to general jones on the afghanistan side. could you just give us a little bit of flavor about the thinking, another option which might more readily address the president's concerns and his mission, the option of trying to secure and sealed the afghanistan-pakistan border while we are working to ensure the security and stability of the nuclear weapons
there are some number of ministers, and i would say to mike that we work most closely with, defense and interior, who are quite competent and quite capable and have been good partners for us. similarly, when we see a good governor go into a province, we have seen a situation turnaround literally in months when a competent, honest governor is put in place. there are more than a few of those in afghanistan. all the problems that you have described and discussed here this morning are real. they...
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host: what do you mean by that, mike? caller: seems to back the corporate weasels who have hijacked this country. he supports a corporate, international fascism. i think he should maybe move back to israel. host: oregon, david on the republican line. your thoughts? caller: i think that senator lieberman is cribbing go when he supported president bush and is now coming out against this crazy democratic plan -- more power to him. we need to have more democrats come over. they should come over to support the republican agenda. host: here is a look at the politico this morning. it says that we burmasenator lieberman's opposition means that carried ithe terri reid mee tied to the 60 votes needed. host: good morning. caller: yes, i have a few questions. i want to know why senator lieberman is so against the public option and reform. i believe he is going crazy, has lost his mind. he is not the same command they used to know. then, i believe this would be the great help to the people. i have been on disability since 1996. and ag
host: what do you mean by that, mike? caller: seems to back the corporate weasels who have hijacked this country. he supports a corporate, international fascism. i think he should maybe move back to israel. host: oregon, david on the republican line. your thoughts? caller: i think that senator lieberman is cribbing go when he supported president bush and is now coming out against this crazy democratic plan -- more power to him. we need to have more democrats come over. they should come over to...
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mike is on the phone. caller: my question is, a statement was made earlier in the show about everybody not wanting to pay the tax from the war a. i would say that it would be better -- it is the way it is collected, is the problem. why wouldn't we support something like the fair tax to fund it and pay for it as we spend instead of being taken from our paycheck? a lot of people don't want to fund the war. why wouldn't we do it through the fair tax? guest: i don't know what the fair tax is. host: as he was sharing his comments, mary was saying that corporate america must start paying more in teak as they and private armies get rich with the war. guest: i don't know what "the fair tax" is, but let me talk about ways of raising revenues. one way is congressman obey's proposal with a 1% surtax on our income tax. other ways are by cutting other parts of federal spending, such as making the defense department offset some of its other costs in order to pay por these conflicts. i'm not saying that's what i prefer.
mike is on the phone. caller: my question is, a statement was made earlier in the show about everybody not wanting to pay the tax from the war a. i would say that it would be better -- it is the way it is collected, is the problem. why wouldn't we support something like the fair tax to fund it and pay for it as we spend instead of being taken from our paycheck? a lot of people don't want to fund the war. why wouldn't we do it through the fair tax? guest: i don't know what the fair tax is. host:...
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caller: mike first inclination is to pay off the debt. if they were going to spend it, they ought to spend it on small businesses that are showing promise and have good ideas and their innovating, may be filtered through small business that ministration. but what they ought not do -- they shouldn't use it to pay for entitlement programs, they should not use it for some federally run jobs scheme that will only create short-term jobs. last week you had a guy on there -- i can't remember the company but it was in the southwest and the president of the company attended the jobs summit and apparently -- i think they are doing something with -- host: their tractor. caller: air tractor. apparently they have market shares overseas and a need to expand their business. we need to look at companies like that that can bring some of the manufacturing base back to the country. host: you said not to extend programs -- benefit programs. here is "the new york times." many unemployed will not have access to health care insurance. in the first stimulus, if
caller: mike first inclination is to pay off the debt. if they were going to spend it, they ought to spend it on small businesses that are showing promise and have good ideas and their innovating, may be filtered through small business that ministration. but what they ought not do -- they shouldn't use it to pay for entitlement programs, they should not use it for some federally run jobs scheme that will only create short-term jobs. last week you had a guy on there -- i can't remember the...
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a man by the name of mike lives in eastern nevada. his 26-year-old son has been insulin dependent in bed since he was a baby. the insurance his sentence for work will not cover his treatments. they cannot afford to buy more insurance. his and his troubles are more than just about money. they cannot afford to treat their sons diabetes, so it develop into another disease which cannot be treated either because of the money, and this disease can be fatal. this is what he wrote me two weeks ago. "i do not know what to pray for first, then i will die before my son will slide did not get the bare the burden or that i out live him so i could provide for his family when he is gone." quite a set of prayers, mr. president. this should not be a choice. in the american should have to make. it should not be a choice any father or mother should have to make. and when given a chance to help people just like mike, our choice should be very easy. that is what this legislation is all about. these are hard -- heartbreaking citizens with heartbreaking sto
a man by the name of mike lives in eastern nevada. his 26-year-old son has been insulin dependent in bed since he was a baby. the insurance his sentence for work will not cover his treatments. they cannot afford to buy more insurance. his and his troubles are more than just about money. they cannot afford to treat their sons diabetes, so it develop into another disease which cannot be treated either because of the money, and this disease can be fatal. this is what he wrote me two weeks ago....
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. ♪ >> secretary of state hillary clinton and robert gates and mike mu len return to capitol hill today to testify again about u.s. troop levels and strategy in afghanistan. the testimony before the senate foreign relations committee will be live on-line at 9:00 eastern. after senator clinton leaves for meetings in europe. others will testify before the house armed services committee. live on c-span 3 and c-span radio at 1:00 eastern. the senate banking committee hold as hearing on the nomination of ben bernanke to continue as chairman of the federal reserve. live on c-span 3. c-span.org and c-span radio. >> this weekend on c-span two book t.v. we'll tour arlington national cemetery including section 60 where the soldiers are buried. it's part of the history of the cemetery with robert poole. see the comparisons and seemingly unrelated cultural similarities with the authors of super freakn o mics. and join us with multi value works on science. for the entire schedule go to book t.v. dot org. >> "washington journal" continues. >> very pleased to introduce you to the vice president of fin
. ♪ >> secretary of state hillary clinton and robert gates and mike mu len return to capitol hill today to testify again about u.s. troop levels and strategy in afghanistan. the testimony before the senate foreign relations committee will be live on-line at 9:00 eastern. after senator clinton leaves for meetings in europe. others will testify before the house armed services committee. live on c-span 3 and c-span radio at 1:00 eastern. the senate banking committee hold as hearing on the...
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chairman mike moylan will return to testify more. what are you expecting to hear then? guest: at that point, you're listening as much to what members of congress are saying as to what the witnesses are saying. the witnesses will be following what the president says in his speech and may be elaborating on it a bit. but what i really want to hear is what the congressional democrats have to say. are they saying, president obama, sorry, we are not going along with you? or are they saying, okay, we will give you 12 months and then we are out of here -- which is another problem. or they going to say, tell us how this works and it is to give the notion a chance? i think the president has a problem with his own party here and it will be interesting to watch this week. host: go to c-span.org to watch these hearings this week. columbia, new york, you're on c- span. caller: i appreciate what c-span does for the american citizen, providing an open window to all branches of our government. now to mr. ricks monday asking his age, first? we're born
chairman mike moylan will return to testify more. what are you expecting to hear then? guest: at that point, you're listening as much to what members of congress are saying as to what the witnesses are saying. the witnesses will be following what the president says in his speech and may be elaborating on it a bit. but what i really want to hear is what the congressional democrats have to say. are they saying, president obama, sorry, we are not going along with you? or are they saying, okay, we...
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to john's left is mike calhoun, president of the center for responsible lending. truth in advertising -- i have known him for quite a long time work on this for a long time. i will be brief. he works for an non-profit research organization dedicated to their terms for low wealth family. cr.r.l. has worked for regul ations to modify pay that lending and other three he currently serves as the vice chair of the federal reserve consumer advisory council. certainly we have a very distinguished panel to talk about these topics. we would jump right in. my goal is ask questions. feel free to interrupt each other if someone says something that you find incredibly provocative or say that you really want to agree with you. which may not happen, but we will see. [laughter] and i'll do my best not to an sec -- and serve my own personal opinions. the first question, i will start with john. as we all know we're in a world where we had this terrible mortgage market collapse. foreclosures are happening, loans were made that should not be made. how are the problems that we're facin
to john's left is mike calhoun, president of the center for responsible lending. truth in advertising -- i have known him for quite a long time work on this for a long time. i will be brief. he works for an non-profit research organization dedicated to their terms for low wealth family. cr.r.l. has worked for regul ations to modify pay that lending and other three he currently serves as the vice chair of the federal reserve consumer advisory council. certainly we have a very distinguished panel...
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for stephen hayes, it it's mike on the republican line. hey, mike. caller: hey, how you doing? my question is, do you believe that the whole afghanistan war thing is going -- because obama has said that the war would be like, you know, over by now, that you can be gone, so what's the take on that? guest: well, i'm not institutor caller is referring to afghanistan or iraq. i think the president wanted to end iraq very quick, but he was very clear in the campaign and has been throughout his presidency, once march 27 in a speech that he gave and again in august in a speech that he gave, i believe before the v.f.w., talked about the need to stay in afghanistan, the need to win in afghanistan. so he's actually been, i think, quite consistent about his commitment to afghanistan. and what we saw over the weekend was a bit of a shift in the rhetoric that we've gotten from the administration, it the president's emphasis on tuesday in his speech and in the briefing that is he gave before the speech was that this would put us on a trajectory for drawdown. what you heard from secretary gat
for stephen hayes, it it's mike on the republican line. hey, mike. caller: hey, how you doing? my question is, do you believe that the whole afghanistan war thing is going -- because obama has said that the war would be like, you know, over by now, that you can be gone, so what's the take on that? guest: well, i'm not institutor caller is referring to afghanistan or iraq. i think the president wanted to end iraq very quick, but he was very clear in the campaign and has been throughout his...
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mike is joining us from sacramento, california. what is your story, mike? caller: i'm an inmate, or i used to be an enmate. i think that part of the problem is when you go in there you can't get anything. you can't get any education. you can't get any job help, any nothing. so, when you get out you have nothing and you go back to nothi nothing. you get out here and you don't have money, you go right back to doing the same thing you were doing before. people don't want to help you or give you any jobs. it is really an economic issue to me. host: how old are you, michael? caller: i'm 39. host: what were you convicted of and when? caller: i was convicted 20 years ago over drugs. and when i get out here i'm still being hassled over ex-felons right now. right now in these times it is hard and it is really frustrating and makes me feel like i really want to go back and do the same thing i was doing before. host: how are you surviving in caller: my wife. that is the one thing about it. your wife or your family members. when you are in there, when you make the call
mike is joining us from sacramento, california. what is your story, mike? caller: i'm an inmate, or i used to be an enmate. i think that part of the problem is when you go in there you can't get anything. you can't get any education. you can't get any job help, any nothing. so, when you get out you have nothing and you go back to nothi nothing. you get out here and you don't have money, you go right back to doing the same thing you were doing before. people don't want to help you or give you...
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i've just completed mike's nature trick of adding in the real attempts -- temps to each series for the last 20 years, 1981 onwards. for keith to hide the decline. so now not only are they not providing the data, they are keeping the analysis from being reported in the ipcc report and they're gymying the numbers. they're actually using tricks, these are scientists. now, we're politicians. i think people would have some skepticism. we don't claim to be -- you claim to be an engineer, i went to engineering school, i understand it. but if you were building a bridge or you were designing a building and you jimmyed the number on the pencil -- on the tensile strength of the steel, you'd be in real trouble because the design would be faulty and the building would collapse. their design that administrator jackson, the design to remake the united states is on faulty data. it's on day that -- data that's been jimmied. and this house of cards will collapse. it'll be jobs in the wake on faulty data. now, bring us real data, go through the scientific method, test it, but don't hide it. don't trick u
i've just completed mike's nature trick of adding in the real attempts -- temps to each series for the last 20 years, 1981 onwards. for keith to hide the decline. so now not only are they not providing the data, they are keeping the analysis from being reported in the ipcc report and they're gymying the numbers. they're actually using tricks, these are scientists. now, we're politicians. i think people would have some skepticism. we don't claim to be -- you claim to be an engineer, i went to...
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i want to thank mike barnicle for moderating our discussion tonight and the others participating in it. they have been participants in and students of this country's historic march to progress, and i am looking forward to their thoughts. thank you very much. [applause] an a >> i'd hike to begin even though it might be meanr'g that i might not be able to go to communion in rhode island. >> we won't tell. about senator kennedy's faith. for those of you that have not read the !ook or who are not privy to certain aspects of the man's life he was a man of deep faith and there's a quote. give me - there it is. p tone meant is a process that never ends. ej, let's start with you. ted keep di. catholic. what evidence did you see of e deep faith? >> first of all you saw him in church that shát say something in principal but before i begin i have to report my favorite line in the book when ted kennedy courted vicki kennedy and they were having dinner an early phase an" he was where i had about a pole that shows his approval rate together 82 percent and vicki kennedy said that's fortunate because
i want to thank mike barnicle for moderating our discussion tonight and the others participating in it. they have been participants in and students of this country's historic march to progress, and i am looking forward to their thoughts. thank you very much. [applause] an a >> i'd hike to begin even though it might be meanr'g that i might not be able to go to communion in rhode island. >> we won't tell. about senator kennedy's faith. for those of you that have not read the !ook or...
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captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> secretary of state clinton, robert gates, and mike mullen testified about afghanistan in two congressional hearings. at 9:00 a.m. eastern, the senate armed services committee and it 1:30 p.m., the house foreign affairs committee. you can watch both hearings live on c-span 3 and c- span.org. >> the 2010 studentcam contest is here. $30,000 in prizes with the top prize, $5,000. create a video on one of our country's greatest strengths or challenges the country is facing. it must incorporate cspan programming and the deadline is january 20. credit camera and get started go to studentscam.org. next on c-span, it is "washington journal," live with your phone calls which is followed by live coverage in the u.s. house. .
captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> secretary of state clinton, robert gates, and mike mullen testified about afghanistan in two congressional hearings. at 9:00 a.m. eastern, the senate armed services committee and it 1:30 p.m., the house foreign affairs committee. you can watch both hearings live on c-span 3 and c- span.org. >> the 2010 studentcam contest is here. $30,000 in prizes with the top prize, $5,000. create a video on one of our country's greatest...
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. >> mike gates? >> thank you, mr. deputy speaker. government is in meeting benchmarks, we ourselves are in afghanistan for our own national security reasons. in that context, the prime efforts of the pakistani government, but how confidence is he that the civilian government in pakistan has got the power to shift the focus of its military and intelligence rather than its obsession with india? >> mr. speaker, my friend who is an expert is absolutely right to draw attention to the importance and to draw attention to the fact we are in afghanistan for national security reasons, because there is a terrorist threat to the people of our country. it is not enough for us to borders. it is important that we combat the terrorists at the source. i have spoken to the president of pakistan. i keep in touch with the opposition as well. i also talked to the military, as do other members of the government and our armed forces. we can be sure that the pakistani authorities are where they have to deal with the threat posed by the pakistan tell them bu
. >> mike gates? >> thank you, mr. deputy speaker. government is in meeting benchmarks, we ourselves are in afghanistan for our own national security reasons. in that context, the prime efforts of the pakistani government, but how confidence is he that the civilian government in pakistan has got the power to shift the focus of its military and intelligence rather than its obsession with india? >> mr. speaker, my friend who is an expert is absolutely right to draw attention to...
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., mike who opposes the bill. caller: i'm a small-business owner. i have watched this whole thing. to me, the buying of boats and the back room deals, this is not what we signed up for. by temperament. that is represented by a congressman who went from being a republican to democrat. i do not want to see my kids and grandkids suffer for this. it has been a semi-honest about it. vote. i like the medicare thing. i don't have a problem with the public option. this is from a republican that owns a business. i have been pleased that i have to keep working and we are in the oil business. that is a tough business. host: majority leader harry reid is speaking from the senate floor. >> this place would not run as well without her working with the secretary of the minority and his entire group. they are wonderful people to work with even though sometimes this place becomes very partisan, the worked on lela davis is never partisan. finally, mr. president, i want to say a word about the people who work in the cloak rooms. they are the people who are unseen and instrumental to the operation of
., mike who opposes the bill. caller: i'm a small-business owner. i have watched this whole thing. to me, the buying of boats and the back room deals, this is not what we signed up for. by temperament. that is represented by a congressman who went from being a republican to democrat. i do not want to see my kids and grandkids suffer for this. it has been a semi-honest about it. vote. i like the medicare thing. i don't have a problem with the public option. this is from a republican that owns a...
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favre host: political stories of the year -- host: favorite political stories of the year, here is mike, go ahead. caller: yes, on the health care deal, i guess i have a hard time understanding why the democrats feel that -- or anyone can feel that this health care beabill, increasing it by trillions of dollars is going to decrease the deficit. host: your favorite political story of the year until 7:30 a.m. eastern. arianna huffington writes in her column at the huffington opposed.com. -- huffingtonpost.com. and she writes that for many congressman, mitch mcconnell and others she is going to give them a dvd of "mr. smith goes to washington" so they can see the proper use of a filibuster. next caller from alabama, go ahead. caller: the overall, 60% unfavorable opinion of the health care bill, and the democrats have still forced it through. the democratic leadership, harry reid and what not. i'm sorry, i'm a little bit nervous. but how ben nelson and others had to get the big basically, "give me" gives in order to push it through. i think it will be a big defeat in the 2010 elections. >>
favre host: political stories of the year -- host: favorite political stories of the year, here is mike, go ahead. caller: yes, on the health care deal, i guess i have a hard time understanding why the democrats feel that -- or anyone can feel that this health care beabill, increasing it by trillions of dollars is going to decrease the deficit. host: your favorite political story of the year until 7:30 a.m. eastern. arianna huffington writes in her column at the huffington opposed.com. --...
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host: mike on the phone from jacksonville, florida. caller: first i have a comment and then the question. i believe the defining moment -- of course -- for the country was 9/11. so many things changed across so many facets of our lives, and they continue to do so. i wish this administration could remember that, but they seem to have left that behind as a police the event, not a terrorist event. i really want you to try to enter as honestly as you can. you mentioned that obama's ratings were so high, even with unemployment falling apart, and he was at 53%. do your guests believe that it is the media -- if they were not so pro-obama and so for the administration -- that he would, in fact, have the ratings he has? i know it will be very hard, but i would like them to try to answer that. guest: i will be very honest. i do not think that person has ever read a word that i had written. i am not a shell for the administration. in fact, even some of my best friends do not know how i think about things, but i do point out liberal biases in the
host: mike on the phone from jacksonville, florida. caller: first i have a comment and then the question. i believe the defining moment -- of course -- for the country was 9/11. so many things changed across so many facets of our lives, and they continue to do so. i wish this administration could remember that, but they seem to have left that behind as a police the event, not a terrorist event. i really want you to try to enter as honestly as you can. you mentioned that obama's ratings were so...
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and you know what, mike is right. about an hour or so ago republican jeff flake said spending watt out of control when the prps -- was out of control when the republicans were in control and the white house. you know what, he's right as well. the funny thing, when president george bush was voted into office, he had a $5 trillion surplus from president clinton and the democrats. so the party who borrowed and spent and squandered surplus is now standing in the way of moving forward in the right path. the very republicans who refused to run the country like our constituents have to run their households, buying only what they can afford, are opposed to legislation which would make sure all spending is paid for. this would prevent us from adding to the deficit. yet, rpts are opposed -- republicans are opposed saying they should tax and borrow from the chinese at will but only for their priorities. so the hangover from president bush and the republican-controlled congress still lingers. it's the republicans that forced this
and you know what, mike is right. about an hour or so ago republican jeff flake said spending watt out of control when the prps -- was out of control when the republicans were in control and the white house. you know what, he's right as well. the funny thing, when president george bush was voted into office, he had a $5 trillion surplus from president clinton and the democrats. so the party who borrowed and spent and squandered surplus is now standing in the way of moving forward in the right...
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. >> my name is mike atkinson and i am a professor here at u.v.a. and john talked about congress doing things responsibly and frances has talked about how easy it is to be attacked. we happen to be in a district where our congressman is quite vulnerable or considered vulnerable. and every time he seems to make a move, we get bombarded with television commercials that appear to be from organizations that are quite nonpartisan until you start looking into the websites that they come from. and two are pref leapt right now. one is an organization that looks like it is an alternative to aarp which ends up being a website or an organization whose money isÑi funneled through a p. firm in d.c. that gets its funds from the pharmaceutical industry. another one looks like another nonprofit organization by the website and go to that website and it's a domain nan owned by another firm and gets the money from the tobacco industry primarily. >> i am glad you didn't say the >> i'm sure. >> but we are cobombarded not knowing where this money is coming from which ap
. >> my name is mike atkinson and i am a professor here at u.v.a. and john talked about congress doing things responsibly and frances has talked about how easy it is to be attacked. we happen to be in a district where our congressman is quite vulnerable or considered vulnerable. and every time he seems to make a move, we get bombarded with television commercials that appear to be from organizations that are quite nonpartisan until you start looking into the websites that they come from....
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[inaudible] >> mike williams, american rail car. >> mike pratt, u.s. rail car. >> antonio price. >> i am the general manager of rolling stock in sacramento, california. >> bill willoughby, cleveland track material. >> of all britain, railroad controls. -- bob albritton. >> have we got any other manufacturers? >> again, i would like to thank you for coming out and participating in our event today, and i would encourage you to continue to reach out to us in helping us can t need to develop and realized president obama's vision for the coming decades. this panel will focus on this stakeholders who are actually fulfilling orders they will receive from state, looking to improve intercity passenger rail, and the development of new equipment. our panel consists of the president and ceo of ge transportation. he began his career with mitsubishi bank in international and corporate finance. he joined ge in 1994 and has held senior management positions in consumer products, consumer and industrial, and motor divisions. in november 2009, fortune magazine recognized
[inaudible] >> mike williams, american rail car. >> mike pratt, u.s. rail car. >> antonio price. >> i am the general manager of rolling stock in sacramento, california. >> bill willoughby, cleveland track material. >> of all britain, railroad controls. -- bob albritton. >> have we got any other manufacturers? >> again, i would like to thank you for coming out and participating in our event today, and i would encourage you to continue to reach out...
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mike will be referring to the science journal in britain. it refers to the 1998 "nature" article altered by mike man, raymond bradley, and another. and it, the authors use multiple sources liked ice caps and quarrels as so-called proxy data to reconstruct annual temperatures from 1980 back to 1480 these are caliber it was instrumental records of the land, air, and see temperatures that existed at that time from 1902 to 1995. after this calibration, the authors plot the reconstructed temperatures, along with the directly measured the instrument the temperature record. the combination of proxy data and instrument measurements are clearly labeled in their figure 5-b. in 1998, it measured proxy data only up until 1980. from 1980 onward, it is solely represented by interment data, meaning taking temperatures. this trick or technique of supplementing proxy data with a thermometer data to plot the annual temperature up to the present is what dr. johns makes reference to in his 1999 email. in a subsequent article, they also used instrument told that
mike will be referring to the science journal in britain. it refers to the 1998 "nature" article altered by mike man, raymond bradley, and another. and it, the authors use multiple sources liked ice caps and quarrels as so-called proxy data to reconstruct annual temperatures from 1980 back to 1480 these are caliber it was instrumental records of the land, air, and see temperatures that existed at that time from 1902 to 1995. after this calibration, the authors plot the reconstructed...
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host: mike hoffman represents the sixth district in colorado. welcome. your thoughts? guest: it is disturbing to me as i worry that having a fixed time schedule but is now flexible to conditions on the ground is a dangerous signal a. i'm concerned it was more of an as a strategy than a winning strategy. host: you just got back from afghanistan. guest: i did get to talk to general stanley mcchrystal as well as some folks working on the ground. host: did you get the feeling from the president's speech last night that what the general was asking for, he he got a little, most, that he can use this? guest: probably less than half. i asked general stanley mcchrystal, i understand there were three options to give the administration. but you also gave a higher range number as a city with a higher probability of success -- can you tell me? he said it is classified. what is the higher number? i have a concern overall that we're not really utilizing the afghan people in how they know how to fight by tribal militias. they defeated the taliban before in 2001 without boots on the gr
host: mike hoffman represents the sixth district in colorado. welcome. your thoughts? guest: it is disturbing to me as i worry that having a fixed time schedule but is now flexible to conditions on the ground is a dangerous signal a. i'm concerned it was more of an as a strategy than a winning strategy. host: you just got back from afghanistan. guest: i did get to talk to general stanley mcchrystal as well as some folks working on the ground. host: did you get the feeling from the president's...
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our next call comes from mike and rockville center, n.y.. caller: thank you for taking my phone call. we are reviewing political ideology across a broad spectrum. this is a result of whether or not these ideas can be waived into foreign policy and domestic policy successfully. they become like a four legs to a table they become all part of one pair ort of one. this administration has had difficulty having one ideology that serves well in chicago but not the rest of the country. the president is a likable man and an admirable person, he is very short terms of experience. he was state senator for one term and failed to complete that turnberry was in the united states senate for term and failed to complete that term and he has had absolutely no experience in corporate or municipal affairs as executive position. when it relates back to political ideologies, the ability to coherently link, whether you want to discuss conservatives or socialism or whatever, the ability to promote those ideologies is strictly dependent upon the ability to weave the
our next call comes from mike and rockville center, n.y.. caller: thank you for taking my phone call. we are reviewing political ideology across a broad spectrum. this is a result of whether or not these ideas can be waived into foreign policy and domestic policy successfully. they become like a four legs to a table they become all part of one pair ort of one. this administration has had difficulty having one ideology that serves well in chicago but not the rest of the country. the president is...
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>> as mike mullen said it once upon a time -- we do what we must in iraq. we do what we can and afghanistan. we have boot at that point now -- we are at that point now where afghanistan has moved from being an economy of force function to our main effort. so in the process, we are looking at expanding the capacity that we have had there. nimroz province is a big enigma to us at this point. barack, on by the italians, but they probably don't have enough -- farah, owned by the italians, but they probably don't have enough forces there to do what needs to be done routinely. we're expanding that way a little bit as well. you start to stress the command- and-control capacity of the established headquarters. and when these headquarters were established, it was about nation building not about fighting a counterinsurgency. this goes back to 2002 or 2003. the nations of nato were simply dividing up the country for pr teas and that type of thing. -- prt's, and that type of thing. and we're going to put 20,000 marines into an area of operations -- that is bigger than
>> as mike mullen said it once upon a time -- we do what we must in iraq. we do what we can and afghanistan. we have boot at that point now -- we are at that point now where afghanistan has moved from being an economy of force function to our main effort. so in the process, we are looking at expanding the capacity that we have had there. nimroz province is a big enigma to us at this point. barack, on by the italians, but they probably don't have enough -- farah, owned by the italians, but...
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host: mike on the republican line. caller: back in the 1980's during the iran-contra scandal, there was an israeli cia spy. remember him? host: ahead. caller: he stole our nuclear secrets and then he sold them to other countries. as far as sanctions go, maybe the sanctions should be put on the u.s. because of our 200 year history of slavery and terrorism. just go to some of the indian reservations and ask them about terrorism and our history of strong arm. host: you can respond if you wish. guest: all i can say is the u.s. is a highly imperfect country but we have dealt with our problems. you don't see that happening in dictatorships like iran, so i am proud of our country. we have dealt with the civil rights struggle, we were able to resolve some of the historical problems that confronted us, but you don't see these middle eastern countries dealing with this in an open fashion. host: one more call on our democratic line. caller: i respectfully disagree with your guest. if anybody needs to be disarmed in the middle eas
host: mike on the republican line. caller: back in the 1980's during the iran-contra scandal, there was an israeli cia spy. remember him? host: ahead. caller: he stole our nuclear secrets and then he sold them to other countries. as far as sanctions go, maybe the sanctions should be put on the u.s. because of our 200 year history of slavery and terrorism. just go to some of the indian reservations and ask them about terrorism and our history of strong arm. host: you can respond if you wish....
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mike is joining us from pennsylvania. caller: good morning. i want to ask you, how did you get "the pittsburgh post- gazette" in your studio? host: thanks for asking could we get it from the newseum. it is located midway between the white house and the capitol on pennsylvania avenue, just a few blocks from when we are at. caller: i just wonder, because they do not deliver any more 30 miles outside of pittsburgh. it used to be my newspaper. host: it is a whole new era with getting news on line. it is not the full paper. just the front page. caller: thanks. host: we will go to california. good morning. caller: please don't cut me off. i'm a veteran. i wonder why it is that the congress of the united states gets a raise and now they are not giving the veterans are race, and we are the backbone of the whole country -- veterans a raise, and we are the backbone of the whole country, from george washington. they'll try to hold back the money on us, and yet the representatives and senators and the congress give themselves generosity raise and we don't
mike is joining us from pennsylvania. caller: good morning. i want to ask you, how did you get "the pittsburgh post- gazette" in your studio? host: thanks for asking could we get it from the newseum. it is located midway between the white house and the capitol on pennsylvania avenue, just a few blocks from when we are at. caller: i just wonder, because they do not deliver any more 30 miles outside of pittsburgh. it used to be my newspaper. host: it is a whole new era with getting news...
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in idaho, mike crapo and james rich. in iowa, chuck grassley. in kansas, sam brownback and pat roberts. in kentucky, jim bunning and mitch mcconnell. in louisiana, david visiter. in maine, susan collins and olympia snowe. in mississippi,ed that cochran and roger wicker. in missouri, christopher bonn. in nebraska, mike johanns, in nevada john enson. in new hampshire, judd gregg. in north carolina, richard burke. in ohio, george voinovich. in oklahoma, tom coburn and james inhofe. in south carolina, jim dementhe and lindsey graham. in tennessee, alexander and bob corker. in texas, john cornyn and kay bailey hutchinson. in utah, robert bennett and orrin hatch. in wyoming, john bo rah sew and michael enby. please remember these names. these are people who have stole health care for this country -- who have staaled health care in this country. they watched as day after day, month after month, people get sick and even die because they have no health coverage. i assure each and every one of you that have done anything to obstruct health care, people wi
in idaho, mike crapo and james rich. in iowa, chuck grassley. in kansas, sam brownback and pat roberts. in kentucky, jim bunning and mitch mcconnell. in louisiana, david visiter. in maine, susan collins and olympia snowe. in mississippi,ed that cochran and roger wicker. in missouri, christopher bonn. in nebraska, mike johanns, in nevada john enson. in new hampshire, judd gregg. in north carolina, richard burke. in ohio, george voinovich. in oklahoma, tom coburn and james inhofe. in south...
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host: all right, mike, go ahead. caller: i would like to get your take -- my libertarian take on health care reform. a lot have been made about petty corruption of democratic senator -- guest: nothing petty about caller: it. : the special deals. money to louisiana and nebraska. deal with aarp to sell out seniors. what critics miss this is the core governing principle of the major parties. cynical game -- carver of the country and give the piece is to winning coalition. they don't see how the children and future generations are always in the losing coalition of the crooked deals. they have no bones. our political class already burdened them with $100 trillion in entitlement timebomb spirit of what is the democratic solution? new, costly entitlement, which is only going to speed the day of fiscal reckoning. america's children will be stuck with a colossal tax bill. to me it is like a bitter irony that america was founded on the principle of no taxation without representation. guest: first off, just to clarify entitleme
host: all right, mike, go ahead. caller: i would like to get your take -- my libertarian take on health care reform. a lot have been made about petty corruption of democratic senator -- guest: nothing petty about caller: it. : the special deals. money to louisiana and nebraska. deal with aarp to sell out seniors. what critics miss this is the core governing principle of the major parties. cynical game -- carver of the country and give the piece is to winning coalition. they don't see how the...
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host: all right, mike, go ahead. caller: i would like to get your take -- my libertarian take on health care reform. a lot have been made about petty corruption of democratic senator -- guest: nothing petty about caller: it. : the special deals. money to louisiana and nebraska. deal with aarp to sell out seniors. what critics miss this is the core governing principle of the major parties. cynical game -- carver of the country and give the piece is to winning coalition. they don't see how the children and future generations are always in the losing coalition of the crooked deals. they have no bones. our political class already burdened them with $100 trillion in entitlement timebomb spirit of what is the democratic solution? new, costly entitlement, which is only going to speed the day of fiscal reckoning. america's children will be stuck with a colossal tax bill. to me it is like a bitter irony that america was founded on the principle of no taxation without representation. guest: first off, just to clarify entitleme
host: all right, mike, go ahead. caller: i would like to get your take -- my libertarian take on health care reform. a lot have been made about petty corruption of democratic senator -- guest: nothing petty about caller: it. : the special deals. money to louisiana and nebraska. deal with aarp to sell out seniors. what critics miss this is the core governing principle of the major parties. cynical game -- carver of the country and give the piece is to winning coalition. they don't see how the...
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so mike told us that this loan literally saved their business. [applause] so thank you for being here, thank you for coming, mike and katie, and also for the work that you do to save lives every day. we cannot stop there. we have progress with our access to capital, but now we are working on small businesses benefiting from recovery act contracts, the second c. at the sba, we help ensure that small businesses get access to 23% of all federal contracts. now, i described this as a win- win because contracts are like oxygen. they are the revenue that small businesses need to grow their business and create more jobs. and especially at this time when revenues are tight, recovery act contracts are even more helpful. this is good also for the taxpayers because the federal government gets access to some of the most nimble and innovative small companies, sometimes with even a direct line to the ceo. in august, the vice-president asked commerce secretary gary locke and me to make sure that federal contracts were heading to small businesses, especially thos
so mike told us that this loan literally saved their business. [applause] so thank you for being here, thank you for coming, mike and katie, and also for the work that you do to save lives every day. we cannot stop there. we have progress with our access to capital, but now we are working on small businesses benefiting from recovery act contracts, the second c. at the sba, we help ensure that small businesses get access to 23% of all federal contracts. now, i described this as a win- win...
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journal", we will talk about president obama's speech about afghanistan with congress joe sestak, and mike coffman. montana governor discusses tomorrow's meeting of the democratic governors association. and a look at the documentary about the apollo 11 moon landing. it begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the senate has started debate on the health care bill. majority leader harry reid has warned senators to expect evening and weekend sessions. see it all live on c-span 2, the only network with a full debate on edited and commercial-free. to watch a video on demand, go to c-span's healthcare hub. >> president obama went to the u.s. military academy at west point, new york to announce plans to send 30,000 more troops to afghanistan early next year. the president also discusses support for neighboring pakistan. this is 40 minutes. >> thank you, please be seated. good evening. fellow america >> good evening. to the united states corps of cadets, to the men and women of our armed services, and to my fellow americans, i want to speak to you tonight about our effort in afghanistan -- the na
journal", we will talk about president obama's speech about afghanistan with congress joe sestak, and mike coffman. montana governor discusses tomorrow's meeting of the democratic governors association. and a look at the documentary about the apollo 11 moon landing. it begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the senate has started debate on the health care bill. majority leader harry reid has warned senators to expect evening and weekend sessions. see it all live on c-span 2, the...
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today will focus on the fdic's role and the decision to -- >> madam chair, do you want to pull the mike down just a little bit there. >> sure. as requested by the committee -- >> and closer, i think, too. >> as requested by committee my testimony today will focus on the fdic's role and the decision to provide assistance to bank of america. let me note at the outset that bank of america is an open institution and the fdic is very sensitive about any discussion of the condition of open and operating insured depository institutions. in midst of december 2008 in the wake of layman's failure, biva announced it would acquire merrill link. it was approved by the federal reserve on november 26, 2008, and was to be finalized in early 2009. however, on or very shortly before december 21, 2008, the fdic was told by the federal reserve and treasury that b of a expressed reservations about completing the acquisition of merrill lynch. over the course of time it was clear officials from the federal reserve and treasury believed that systemic risk would exist ab sent and agreement by the government pro
today will focus on the fdic's role and the decision to -- >> madam chair, do you want to pull the mike down just a little bit there. >> sure. as requested by the committee -- >> and closer, i think, too. >> as requested by committee my testimony today will focus on the fdic's role and the decision to provide assistance to bank of america. let me note at the outset that bank of america is an open institution and the fdic is very sensitive about any discussion of the...
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we will go to mike, also from kentucky, on the democratic line. caller: i don't know how the process worked. i have been watching c-span -- tried to watch most of the debate for the last four days. it seems like the democrats, any time that they are talking about health care, they are talking about people. any time the republicans are talking about health care, they are talking about what it cost. but i am 60 years old and disabled for about 12 years. when i worked, my wife never worked. last year, she had a hard time. neither one of us -- i'm on medicare but now she can i get any health insurance. you end up going to the doctor, and you cannot tell the doctor the truth, because the order so many tests, and write so many prescriptions for her. what you end up doing is you get by on a minimum amount that you can stay alive with. it seems like they would be more worried about the people instead of what it costs right now. they talk about going bankrupt or how much it costs -- if you are personally affected where you're going to die, you're not worri
we will go to mike, also from kentucky, on the democratic line. caller: i don't know how the process worked. i have been watching c-span -- tried to watch most of the debate for the last four days. it seems like the democrats, any time that they are talking about health care, they are talking about people. any time the republicans are talking about health care, they are talking about what it cost. but i am 60 years old and disabled for about 12 years. when i worked, my wife never worked. last...
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but last night, mike doyle, who is the manager of the team, bart cpac, who is on thisÑi committee -- bart cpac, who was on this committee, played an amazing game. it was not the usual mumbling game. [laughter] mrsa played very well as a team and as a result they beat the stalwart republicans -- they actually played very well as a team and as a result of the beast of republicans. we had a number of energy and commerce republicans, mr. gingrich, dr. gingrich who is here mr. sculley, who is here, played second base some, and also did some base running and scored. mr. pitts, who came in and watched the game. [laughter] luckily, he did not try to play. although, we could have used his bombing skills from the vietnam war. anyway, we raised quite a bit of money for charity and had quite a bit of time. when you see mike doyle and you see that he is grinning from ear to hear, i just congratulate him and tell him to take pity on the downtrodden republicans who did not quite have the stuff last night. on this hearing, mr. chairman, i do want to thank you and the ranking members for working in a
but last night, mike doyle, who is the manager of the team, bart cpac, who is on thisÑi committee -- bart cpac, who was on this committee, played an amazing game. it was not the usual mumbling game. [laughter] mrsa played very well as a team and as a result they beat the stalwart republicans -- they actually played very well as a team and as a result of the beast of republicans. we had a number of energy and commerce republicans, mr. gingrich, dr. gingrich who is here mr. sculley, who is here,...